Teaching the Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman is a sought-after speaker, spiritual leader, and educator ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2018.
Based in the Washington, D.C. area, she teaches, consults, and leads workshops across North America on disability access and inclusion, bringing a deep commitment to radical inclusivity and the belief that anyone can take hold of Torah and contribute their unique insights. An alum of the SVARA Kollel and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Clergy Leadership Program, Rabbi Tuchman is a teacher in multiple Jewish mindfulness and meditation communities and is completing advanced training in Jewish contemplative practice. In 2024, she launched Disability Wisdom As Soul Care in partnership with Kirva, and she writes the Contemplative Torah Substack.
Merging Disability and Spirituality
Rabbi Tuchman passionately believes in the power of spiritual and contemplative practice as a path of transformational personal and collective change for the Jewish world and beyond. In 2024, she launched Disability Wisdom As Soul Care in partnership with Kirva. She is an alum of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Clergy Leadership Program. She is completing the third year of the three-year Gates of Awareness Jewish mindfulness and meditation teacher training program under the auspices of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Or haLev. She is a teacher for multiple Jewish mindfulness and meditation communities.
Rabbi Tuchman writes the Contemplative Torah Substack.
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman 